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Farringdon Fish Market on Saturday night, Londoners buying unsold fish at auction at very low prices. Date: 1903
Newgate Prison ClosedNewgate Prison closed down and auctioned off in pieces
Portrait of General Sir John French against a Union flagSir John commanded the BEF throughout the Retreat from Mons. His love letters during that time to his mistress in England, were auctioned at Sothebys in 1976. WW1 Date: 1914
Essex ring auctioned at Christie sTwo views of the famous Essex ring which Queen Elizabeth I is said to have given to the Earl of Essex, and which might have saved his life if it had been returned in time
Interior of Titanias Palace dolls houseInterior of Titanias Palace, a valuable dolls house (or miniature castle) -- at the time of this photograph it was claimed to be the worlds most expensive one. This room is labelled Titanias Boudoir
Japanese outdoor auction - Fabric and Carpets being sold off by the look of it... Date: circa 1910s
Battalion Ballads from 17th Bat. Highland Light InfantryBook entitled Battalion Ballads from THE OUTPOST 17th (S) Battalion Highland Light Infantry. This book belonged to 15959 Sergeant W. F. Ritchie. Annotated inside giving details of his time in France
Bargains in BombsAnarchists at sale on the Western Front. Several good hand-grenades, suitable for elections were sold. The auctioneers sidekick, Bairnsfathers creation, " Old Bill", tells one anarchist
Ladies AuctionedTHE MATRIMONIAL TATTERSALLs Marriageable ladies and gentlemen are put up for auction as if they were horses
Relic Auction at AvignonPious relics of the saints etc are disrespectfully auctioned off at Avignon, France